Artist Photos Missing in iTunes 12.5.1

The new design is HORRIBLE! It's a total backward step from a company that I used to think forward looking.

Why remove the images from the artists? What benefit can that bring?
My job requires me to use iTunes a lot and for speed and neatness and it's more cumbersome having that revolting microphone logo.

It looks so amateurish. Get it fixed!

All of my music is directly purchased from Apple, so I don't think that is the issue. I agree with later post - this looks like a bug. They used to display an album cover if the artist photo was not available.

I would like the option to choose:

- whether I want the artist photo used or the most-recently purchased album cover

- to use the artist photo but if that's not available, use the most recently purchased album cover

I hope they fix this soon!

Agree! Suggest everyone leave Apple 'constructive' feedback (like KristenS) via iTunes menu, just below Preferences). You'll need to include your OSX and iTunes version info in drop down menus (e.g. El Capitan / iTunes 12.5.1.21)

Send feedback through the iTunes feedback form under iTunes/Provide iTunes Feedback. Maybe they will change it back.

I'm going to. However. Apple going back on anything they've changed is always extremely unlikely. Once it's changed, it usually sticks. I don't mind the Artist Photos, I like'd it on iOS 9 where it showed the full band above the artist view on iOS, but it's pointless if it doesn't show the photo on iOS above artist view, and it's even more pointless if it doesn't even grab the photos.

It's not even that hard to do. All they have to do is add a picture of that artist to a folder with the artist id.

Paramore are artist ID 75950796.

All they have to do is make a folder somewhere, and create an artist image with the name 75950796.png

if they're lazy anyway, it's stupid that it doesn't work.

In iTunes Artist View, my page looks kind of like this:

In words, the artwork looks fine - but there may be circular iOS microphone gifs that accompany each artist. As Liatron mentioned, Apple doesn't change things like this too often - especially if it's at the Golden Master stage. Feedback is your best option. http://www.apple.com/feedback/itunesapp.html

I am also very disappointed. Totally ***** what they do with the clientele. If that isn't changing within the nex few weeks i am going to change the player.

what an insolence!!!

no thats in correct, some art shows for artists I've definitely not purchased.. got to be a bug but why would this happen?

Ive not bought any of the ones that show art its ridiculous

Hopefully it is a bug that will be fixed soon

super frustrating, Ive contacted apple multiple times about this.

Im sure they have zero intention of rectifying.

8 pages of angry user posts and still deafening silence from Apple. If the company I work for handled customer support this way they'd be in serious trouble.

ive had issues like this many times over years and posted umpteen emails to Apple, never ever have responded? Crazy thing is ive apple products coming out of my ears, I love them but as a company, customer service is Dire. there had to be a reasonable explanation? They are too busy adding stupid emojis and thinking we'll all love them? I spend a lot of time on my library and want it right.

The first thing that comes to mind right after looking at the new iTunes interface is, what waste of screen space. I also hated the rounded icons in Artists view. The last version with square shape looked better than these rounded ones. So unprofessionally designed GUI.

They should rather give us an option to have a larger album art when you click the thumbnail near progress bar. It is still not big enough if all we want to see is an album art on full screen with some basic controls.

Also to have lyrics display option in the right click menu would be great, rather than going through get info options.

**** this ****, I've spent ages getting my library of more than 60Go sorted out perfectly with hand-picked album covers, and now all I see is ****** microphone icons! I can't even browse it!

GET US BACK THE ARTIST COVER IMAGES INSTEAD OF THOSE ****** MICROPHONE ICONS!